Combined stove and grill



May 8,1923. f 1,454,385y

` J. HIGHAM COMBINED sTovE AND GRILL Filed Dec. 1B, 1920` Patented May 8, i923.

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JOHN merrain; or' Los ANGELES, yCALIronnie.

COMBINED srovnnivn errant.' y

Application filed December 18, 1920, vSerial No. 431,747.

binedV top, grill landshelf portions sov that it may be-utiliz'ed :t0 several purposes at the same time.

Another object is to `provide a foldable stove having anumber of hingedly connected parts so arranged that when folded together a thin lat package is obtained, and

having fastening and reinforcing means of such-'character that when the stove `is assembled in its open position, the various parts willbe securely-tied together lin such manner as toeffectivelybrace the stove to render it strong, substantial, 'and hold it against accidental collapse.

Other objects 4will' appear hereinafter.

'The invention fis illustrated 'in the accom` panying drawings, finH which.

fFigure l is a perspective view'showing the stove in `its open position with the shelf portion extended and the `grill exposed.

Figure 2 is a view in section as seen on the`line-2-2 of Figure 1. I

Figure 3' is 'an enlarged detail in section showing-the manner of forming the joint between the top andsid'e portions of the stove andshowing in dotted lines the man-ner of folding the sides against the underside of `lvthe top.

'Figure 4 is a perspective view of the'stove showing the shelfas closed over the grill. Figure iis a detail in perspective of a rear corner of the stove showing the manner of fastening the ,back panel to the side panels;

FiguresgG Yand 7 are details in perspective illustrating modifications ofthe grill construction.

Figure 8 isa view in front elevation showin' amodified. form ofthe shelf mounting.

' lore specifically, 9 indicates the stove 'top comprising a plate of sheet metal which is formed with a Astove pipe'4 opening l0l andV has an open or grill portion 11 preferably formed as shown in Figure l, that placing a latticed gridv 12 over an opening l'iii lthe stovetop. rEhe grillmay be formed by cuttingIv slots 14 inthe stovetop, as shown in Figure 6, or by forming? openings 15' of any desired shape as'showny forexample in Figure '7. I

The Ngrill constitutes a substantial partof the stovetop and is preferably1 located at the forward .end of the latter so as to'provi'de an expanse of surface between it andtlie stove pipe opening, thus enabling l'the stove being'used as a grill and as a stoveat the same time.

Hingedly secured to the longitudinal edges l of. the t'op platev are side panels ib' and 17 which are formeel with inturned -flanges'il along their hingededges adapted to extend over the edges of the top plate wheny the side panels are disposed at right ang-les t0""'the Figure '3. *These flanges serve'ib'oth to close 'thejoint between the side Panels and the top panel .and to act as a s to'p to limit 'outward swinging .movement of the panels andfthen top plate in their open position, asv shown iii serve to brace the stove laterallywhen 1 side panels are opened and spread apart ,un-`

der pressure so n that lthe flanges willf-bear o n-the stove top.

- An end `panel k19 wishingedl on the Lrear end of the top panel to extend between the side panels toform the `back w-all'iofithe fstove vand to hold the; `rearfends of the-flatter in their Open position. Hooks vQO'on--the lback panel "are engageable .with `openings 21 .in

the side panels to hold the iba'clrpanel inits `open position, as shown in Figure v6.

A combined cover l'and shelf-panelQQL .is mounted on the Itop lplate `and 'israda-ptedato be swung to extend over the'l`g i^illl to closel the latter Land is preferably pivoted at @ne e corner, as indicatedlat adjacent to oney side of the top plateand closelto one corner of the grillI so that itmay `befswung' horizontally and disposed either over the grill orto one side of the stove; -thefpanel 22 beingof such vsize yas to closev the grill when arranged thereover. A catch 24s Lis Kprovided for fastening the cover-shelf panel i'ii Yits closed position.v

rlfhe ycover-shelf beingformed ofsheet metal and adapted to project beyOnfd'the-edfge 'of the top platea major portion' of its length 'it is necessary to providefa supportfor the outer end ofthe panell which 'is herel shown as comprising ar leg member l:215' consisting of a wire bent to form side portions 2626 connected by a cross portion 27. The side portions are bent inwardly and engage with the forward corners of the cover-shelf panel to form a pivotal connection'with the latter whereby the leg member may be folded to lie against the panel or arranged to extend perpendicular thereto. The leg member is adapted to be utilized as a tie for the forward ends of the side panels when the latter are in theiropen position and the cover closed, and for which purpose U-bends 28-28 are formed at the intersection of the side portions and the cross portion which are arranged to be positioned astrde the lower edges of the side panels, as shown in Figure 4.

In some instances the cover-shelf panel may be mounted on the top plate by a hinge 29 so that it may swing vertically, as shown in Figure 8, but as this arrangement exposes the smoked side of the panel uppermost when it is extended as a shelf the 'pivotal mounting is preferred.

In forming the hinged connection between the stove top 9 and the side panels 16l7 the longitudinal edges of the top are beaded over a wire 30 which reinforces the Side edges of the top panel, and portions of the lead are cut away to expose the wire so that loop members 8l riveted on the side panels may be engaged with the wire to form a hinge as shown in Figure 3. Wire 32 may be beaded in the front and rear ends of the top panel on which the catch 24 and the hinges of the back panel may be mounted.

The operation of the invention is apparent from the foregoing, it being seen that when it is desired to employ the article solely as a stove the side panels and the end panel are swung to their open position and connected together by the hooks and the cover-shelf panel is disposed over the grill'. A stove pipe of suitable construction may then be connected to the opening in the stove top as indicated in dotted lines in Figure l. .'When it is desired to employ the grill. as in broiling and toasting or where ythe* direct action of flames is desired, the

cover-panel is swung to extend from the side of the stove and the leg member thereon is swung down to provide a 'substantial support for the outer end of the shelf. A stove top area being provided between the grill and the stove pipe affords a place on which cooking utensils may be placed to carry on a cooking operation at the same time the grill is being used; the shelf affording a convenient support for articles to be kept warm or which could be placed on the shelf more advantageously than elsewhere. When it i-s desired to use the stove wholly as such, the grill is covered by disposing the coverpanel thereover, in which position it may be securely held by the catch.

In folding the stove, the cover-panel is positioned over the top plate with the leg member folded against the underside of the cover-panel, the back panel is disconnected from the side panels and is swung inwardly against the underside of the top plate, and the side panels are swung inwardly to extend over the end panel, thus forming a thin flat package which will occupy'L a minimum of space and may be readily transported.

l claim:

l. A combined foldable camp stove and grill comprising a top plate formed with a stove pipe opening and having a grill portion spaced from the stove pipe opening to provide an expanse of stove top surface between the grill and the stove pipe hole, a cover-shelf pane] mounted to swing on the top plate and adapted to extend over the grill to cover same and to be swung to extend to one side of the stove to expose the grill and form a shelf, and a foldable leg member on the cover-shelf panel adapted to support the outer portion of the panel when it is in its extended position.

2. A combined foldable camp stove and grill comprising a top plate formed with a stove pipe opening and having agrill portion spaced from the stove pipe opening to provide an expanse of stove top surface between the grill and the stove pipe hole, a cover-shelf'y panel mounted to swing horizontally on the top plate and adapted to extend over the grill to cover same and to be swung to extend to one side of the stove to expose the grill and form a shelf, and a foldable leg member on the cover-shelf panel adapted to supportthe outer portion of the panel when it is in its extended position.

3. A combined foldable camp stove and grill comprising a top plate formed with a stove pipe opening and having a grill portion spaced from the stove pipe opening to provide an expanse of stove top surface between the grill and the stove pipe hole, a cover-shelf panel mounted to swing on the top plate and adapted to extend over the grill to cover same and to be swung to extend to onel side of the stove to expose the grill and form a shelf, a foldable leg member on the cover-shelf panel adapted to support the outer portion of the panel when it is in its extended position, a pair of side panels hinged on the longitudinal edges of the Itop plate adapted to depend downwardly therefrom, and means on said leg member for engaging said panels and holding them against movement in their open position.

4L. A combined foldable camp stove and grill comprising a top plate formed with a stove pipe opening and having a grill portion spaced from the stove pipe opening to provide an expanse of stove top surface between the grill and the stove pipe hole, a

cover-shelf panel mounted to swing hori- Zontally on the top plate and adapted t0 extend over the grill to cover same and to be swung to extend t0 one side of the stove to expose the grill and form a shelf, a foldable leg member on the cover-shelf panel adapted to support the outer portion of the panel when it is in its extended position, and a latch for holding the cover-shelf panel in its closed position.

5. In a foldable combined camp stove and grill, a rectangular top platefhaving a grill portion and a wide area adjoining the grill portion, a pair of side panels hinged to the l longitudinal edges of the top panel to swing .inwardly against the underside thereof and adapted to be positioned perpendicular thereto, said side panels formed with -in` the top panel along the edgesthereofto limit the outward swinging movement of the side panels and also close theljoint between the panels and the top plate, an end panel hinged tol the top panel to extend .between the side panels when the latter are disposed in their open position,`and means for engaging the end panel with the side-panels.

JOHN HIGHAM. 

